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Macroeconomics: Private Markets and Public Choice emphasizes that economics is, at its base, about our society's well-being and our individual happiness in all forms, not just profit. The authors teach students to apply economic concepts not only to key policy decisions like taxes, inflation, and free trade, but also to personal decisions such as household finance, marriage, and career choices.
The Seventh Edition is enhanced by MyEconLab, the online homework system featuring automatically graded graphing problems and proven tutorial tools. Access to MyEconLab comes with every new textbook at no additional cost to the student.
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From the author of Lords of the Horizons, the fascinating story of a new kind of money for a new world. Money has always been at the heart of the American experience. Paper money itself, invented in Boston in 1698, was a classic of American ingenuity-and American disregard for authority and tradition. With the wry and admiring eye of a modern De Tocqueville, Jason Goodwin has written a biography of the dollar giving us the story of its astonishing career through the wilds of American history. Greenback looks at the dollar over the years as a form of art, a kind of advertising, a reflection of American attitudes, and a builder of empires. Goodwin shows us how the dollar rolled out the frontier, peopled the Plains; how it erected the great cities; how it expressed the urges of democracy and opportunity. And above all, he introduces us to the people who championed-or ambushed-the dollar over the years: presidents, artists, pioneers and frontiersmen, bankers shady and upright, safe-blowers, and crooks and dreamers of every stripe. It's a vast and colorful cast of characters, all agreed on one thing: getting the money right was the key to unlocking liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Greenback delves into folklore and the development of printing, investigates wildcats and counterfeiters, explains why a buck is a buck and how Dixie got its name. Like Goodwin's Lords of the Horizons, another story of empire, Greenback brings an array of quirky detail and surprising-often hilarious-anecdote to tell the story of America through its best-beloved product.
Customer Reviews:
Evolution of the dollar..........2005-03-11
I'm a professional currency trader, so I bought this book to learn more about the history of the US Dollar going back to its creation. This book does give a lot of the history of the dollar, but unfortunately it is rather boring. Some of the stories are enjoyable and possibly apocryphal, but the book is still a very slow read. 90+% of the book is devoted to the history of the US currency prior to the 20th century, so be prepared for some deep history of colonial America. There is a lot of good information in the book, but sadly, the story is boring.
Another entertaining and instructive book by J. Goodwin.......2003-08-22
Jason Goodwin is a polarizing author, whose books are either hated or loved by his readers. As in his best-known previous book, "Lords of the Horizons", in "Greenback" he uses a lot of wonderful anecdotes to spice up his prose and keep the reader interested. As in that book, his grasp of the essence of the subject is pretty good, although one could disagree in the details.
I am one of those readers who choose to stay away from rigorous, traditional history books because I am turned off by the stuffiness and the pedantic detailed narrative that they often provide. (I came to this end after having read a good deal of them...) I believe that the history of any subject is the sum of the personal histories of the people who participated and formed those events, famous or obscure, big or small. Jason Goodwin gives us plenty of those little personal stories and thank God for that as far as I am concerned.
I found this book very enjoyable to read and rich in information, although not as exciting as "Lords of the Horizons", so I am giving it 4 stars instead of the 5 I gave that one. I hope Jason Goodwin keeps giving us those great books on his diverse subjects and full of those colorful characters, and I am looking forward to his next book of non-sterilized history.
Milestones in the Evolution of Value Storage.......2003-05-28
This is a very enjoyable work, well-written and researched, with numerous anecdotes and sidelights. I thought particularly strong the early chapters on colonial and post-revolution America. One sees in Jefferson an early version of a common type today: the person who is adamantly opposed to debt and credit instruments because he himself is hopelessly swamped in debt. Today's debt paranoiac shuns credit cards and deferred payment schemes of all stripes in favor of cash (paper dollars and checks drawn on bank accounts). But for Jefferson those very paper dollars and banks were suspect. For him, the only "real" money was metallic: gold or silver. The only stores of value in his opinion were coins or bullion or land.
This brought him into opposition to Hamilton, who wanted to inaugurate the new republic by assuming a huge load of debt (all the promises of payment represented by the wartime "Continentals"). Hamilton had a plan to set up a bank and issue paper money backed by gold reserves which didn't exist yet, but which he was confident could be built up by land sales and import duties. His plan, a risky scheme in Jefferson's opinion, was approved by Congress, and our little country began its life with a whopping 42 million dollar debt (p. 102). In spite of Jefferson's misgivings, the scheme worked so well that some twenty years later Jefferson himself was able to double the nation's land area by buying Louisiana from Napoleon.
I was disappointed that in this book, devoted as it is to various forms the dollar took over the years, no mention was made of the exact type of payment by Jefferson for Louisiana. Was it gold bullion? American gold dollars? Spanish gold dollars? Was there some of the paper money that he so despised? Was there a mortgage involved? Or a more racy installment plan (No interest and no payments until May 1808, or until the emperor conquers Russia, whichever comes first! Don't delay! Act now!)
"Greenback" then goes into satisfying detail on the banknote phenomenon, the system of the 19th century whereby banks printed notes (dollars, promises to pay) and either backed them up or did not back them up with gold in their vaults. As I understand it, the US government did not start printing such notes until the Civil War, and it did not become the sole legal printer of dollars until the 1920s. I would have liked more detail about how that latter change came about. What was the exact last day when you could use a dollar printed by a bank. Why did they wait so long to pass such a law, which seems perfectly natural to us now? Might the conversion have had anything to do with the subsequent worldwide depression? All fascinating questions for a follow-up volume which I hope will come from the febrile pen of Mr. Goodwin.
BAD History - Light.......2003-04-09
Simply put, this is a bad book. It is poorly written and is bad history.
When the author stops digressing, he has many unimportant and trivial anecdotes about the dollar in American history.
His interpretation of American history is terrible. Just a few examples: Early in the book he cited Hawthorne, Thoreau and Twain (who lost a fortune trying to be an industrialist) to reach the conclusion that Americans did not collect and hoard money in the nineteenth century. Apparently he did not read the rest of his book which went on ad nauseum about Americans in the nineteenth century chasing and counterfeiting the dollar. In another instance he concludes that all civil rights were suspended during the civil war (not that this had anything to do with $) - completely ignoring the fact that the Supreme Court overturned Lincoln's attempt to suspend habeas corpus. Lastly (I could go on and on), he finished the book by noting that on our dollar bills are the icons that were present at the birth of our nation. This, after telling how Grant and Cleveland were on our bills! Last I looked they lived late in the next century.
I kept hoping that some pearls about the dollar would come shining through. Whatever pearls there might have been were muddied by his erroneous history and his horrible interpretations of the history he included.
I felt I wasted a good deal of time reading this book. If one wants to read the only useful part of this book, limit yourself to the chapter(s) describing the private banknotes. Nothing before or after is at all worthwhile.
A good read, but know your history!.......2003-03-18
I am about halfway through this book. It is a pretty good book; it has an intriguing subject. But it is a bit confusing, and Mr. Goodwin has a tendency to go offtrack. Also, be prepared to know your history, because a lot of the people mentioned do not have introductions and/or biographies. Overall, this book is pretty good.
Customer Reviews:
First to focus on executive coaching, still a resource today.......2007-03-22
I'm Robert Witherspoon, the lead author of FOUR ESSENTIAL WAYS THAT COACHING
CAN HELP EXECUTIVES (Center for Creative Leadership: 1997), along with
Randall P. White.
OVERVIEW
This is a book presents our early thinking about executive coaching: what it is,
its power in creating positive change, and how coaching can be used by
executives and their organizations. Looking back, it was one of the first
paperbacks to focus on executive coaching as a professional relationship--as
distinct from a managerial function, or what might be called "managerial
coaching" (e.g. as part of a boss's responsibility to develop subordinates,
often in conjunction with an annual performance review). We also focused
specifically on helping successful people change behavior, since most people
we worked with were very successful by any socioeconomic standard. (By
contrast, much had been written about dealing with people with reasonably
dysfunctional behavior--alcoholics, etc.--but these were not our clients.)
THE EARLY THINKING
FOUR ESSENTIAL WAYS began as a series of conversations about executive
coaching by two practicing coaches. Randy and I came from
different traditions. I had founded Performance & Leadership Development
Ltd. (P&L) in 1990 to focus on executive coaching and organization
development consulting. Before then I'd been a partner at Arthur Andersen
with a career in business and consulting. Randy started in private practice
in 1994 after a career at the Center for Creative Leadership, where we'd
first met. He was formerly in charge of executive coaching and customized
programs at CCL, and had published widely on leadership development and
related topics. While we worked separately, we sometimes paused to compare
notes about our respective practices. Over the course of these conversations
we came to spend long hours exploring the purpose of executive coaching--as
expressed by our clients when they sought us out--the roles that coaches
play, and the various situations in which these roles unfold.
When we began these conversations in the early 1990s, coaching was very new
in the executive suite. So clear goals and roles were especially
crucial--both for getting started and for sustained success. (They still are,
although executive coaching has increased dramatically in popularity over
the past decade.) Our executives used coaching for a number of reasons:
* to learn specific skills;
* to improve their effectiveness in a current role;
* to prevent derailment, or to prepare for career moves; or
* to support a larger agenda, such as obtaining better business results.
True, each coaching situation was different. But some distinctions were
essential to recognize, both to establish focus for the coaching
relationship, and to foster informed choice by everyone: the executive (and
possibly family members), the executive's boss, the human resources
representative, and the coach (or coaches) providing the service. So in
writing the book, Randy and I wanted to probe the key distinguishing factors
among the coaching situations we encountered daily in our practices.
SINCE THEN...
FOUR ESSENTIAL WAYS was published in 1997 and has been widely read by
executives, coaches, organization development practitioners, and others. As
a result, the coaching continuum defined there has become a useful working
model for many people in the coaching process. For some readers, the work,
and other recent contributions to the field have fostered a dialogue about
executive coaching and the state of the practice, at research centers such
as the Executive Development Roundtable, professional conferences, and
elsewhere.
Overall, reader reactions to the coaching continuum model have been
positive. Consider these comments from several perspectives.
* Executives in coaching seemed to readily grasp these distinctions and apply
them in coaching conversations. I regularly refer to the different coaching
roles in my work with executives and organizations (e.g. to clarify
expectations and contract for new coaching engagements).
* Some organizations employed the coaching continuum to "prime the pump" for
coaching in their executive populations. One global professional services
firm, for example, gave FOUR ESSENTIAL WAYS to its partners after an elite
leadership development program with these words, "read this, consider which
coaching fits your needs, then let's contract with a coach to help you work
on your agenda over the coming year."
* Other organizations started to use the coaching continuum, and some
or all of the four coaching roles, as a common language to manage both
internal and external coaches for their formal coaching programs for
executives.
* Colleagues in the coaching field have also been positive. One seasoned
coach, for example, said I had helped her to see "the field of coaching in a
much more multi-dimensional way."
* Several researchers have been favorable. One wrote me, "Your...
continuum of roles and distinctions among [each has been] very helpful in
researching coaching."
So far, readers have focused more on the coaching continuum model (the
"what") than a larger practice theory (the "why") for executive coaching.
STAY TUNED
Looking ahead, I hope FOUR ESSENTIAL WAYS, and other contributions to the
field, can continue to foster a dialogue about the roles coaches play. I see
a future where coaching is widely available in organizations, and where
coaching practice is informed by insights from an evolving practice theory
for coaching executives.
I continue to coach, to teach, and to write on these subjects--more recently
in LEADERSHIP COACHING: HOW THE WORLD'S GREATEST COACHES HELP LEADERS TO
LEARN (Jossey-Bass: 2000), edited by Marshall Goldsmith, Laurence Lyons, and
Alyssa Freas. I'm happy to say this book has been hailed by Warren Bennis as
"the single best collection of writers and writings on executive coaching."
Book Description
Innovation as an activity is not new - what has changed is the pace at which firms have to innovate. This book analyzes innovation success at the company, rather than the project level and contributes to the development of a new theory on innovation management in small and medium-sized enterprises. The author uses studies from 63 companies from 35 different industry and service sectors in order to obtain non-sector specific findings. He concludes that innovative success is based on a combination of technological, marketing and organizational competencies and that successfully innovating companies can be said to have a strong internal locus of control.
Customer Reviews:
Theory derived from practice.......2001-08-29
The book presents a new theory of innovation management that is based on in--depth studies of 63 companies. It is argued that innovation success in SME's derives from a combination of technological, marketing, and organizational competencies and that innovative companies have a strong internal locus of control. As the 63 compenies come from various manufacturing and service sectors, the findings are usefull for managers in all kinds of business. The first 3 chapters are too academic in my view, but chapters 4 thru 9 (the main bulk of this book) are definately worthwhile reading for managers and practitioners. The book is loaded with research findings and important conclusions and insights that, carefully read, have many profound implications for organization design, planning, use of teams, and many other areas relating to strategy, tactics, and operational programs and policies.
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Escriba ESA Carta! / Write That Letter!
Iain Maitland
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Computer-Assisted Career Decision Making: The Guide in the Machine
Martin R. Katz
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Discussing career decision making (CDM), career guidance, a computerized system of career guidance, and the interplay among them, this book describes the way people sort themselves, or are sorted, into educational and occupational options. The options represent the content of this book, and the sorting represents the process. The sequence of decisions may extend over a lifetime, but several crucial choice-points tend to occur at predictable stages in a career. Career guidance is a professional intervention in CDM; "professional" implies that practitioners conform to a standard of ethics, knowledge, and competence beyond what may be offered by other intervenors. Guidance is partly an art, but it is also partly a science -- at least an application of science, based on a synthesis of logic and evidence derived from research. br br The computerized i System of Interactive Guidance and Information /i (SIGI) is a designated guidance "treatment," clearly defined and specified. It was developed according to anexplicit model, derived from a particular rationale for guidance, using modern technology to amplify the practice of career guidance. The current version -- called SIGI PLUS TM -- is being used at more than a thousand colleges and universities, as well as secondary schools, libraries, corporations, community-based organizations, and counseling agencies. br br These three interdependent topics are treated in a progression: from a theory of CDM to a rationale and a model for guidance to the design and development of a system. This book weaves together theory (principles, propositions, rationales, and models), research and development. The product of that development, SIGI, helps to define theory, to exemplify it, and to test it. br
Customer Reviews:
Dave Ramsey's "Dumping Debt" CD - Outstanding.......2007-03-18
Excellent, helpful, informative, and humorous. Loved it. Played it for many of my friends and children. Everyone that has heard it said they wished they had listened to this earlier. An inexpensive, excellent buy. A must for everyone.
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The FPU Start-up Envelope System is a great tool to organize your money and stay on budget. This is the same envelope system that is included in the Financial Peace University Kits.
Includes:
10 Envelopes
Recording Sheets
Instructions
Customer Reviews:
Digging our way out.......2006-04-29
I can't say enough good things about Dave Ramsey. His audio CDs are informative and entertaining. I listen to them over and over again as I change my way of thinking. Debt is not a tool. And, you have to make your money behave by telling it where to go. If you want to change your life, I highly recommend any of Dave's seminar tapes or audiobooks. These tapes are 2 of the tapes from his 13 week seminar - Financial Peace University.
Enlightening Advice.......2004-01-08
Not having heard of this author before, I thought this would be a boring lecture of financial advice hashed over from yet another point of view. I was wrong. Dave presents his ideas in a straight forward no-nonsense manor while keeping the audience entertained. While most of his material has a common sense approach, he backs it up with enlightening facts from a uniquely "fun" point of view.
I will enjoy listening to this CD set over and over again as I attempt to impliment his advice in my financial life. I look forward to other material from this author.
Deliverance from debt.......2003-12-20
This 3-CD set by Dave Ramsey is fantastic. My previous exposure to Dave Ramsey had been his radio show which I liked, but unfortunately the station that aired it in my area got sold and changed formats. So when I saw this set of CDs I immediately purchased them. It's probably the best money I ever spent. Dave Ramsey's books are good but sometimes a book doesn't stay with you after you finish it. Dave's radio show is great but you have to catch it when it is actually on. These CDs however are the best of both worlds: you get all of Dave's wonderful wisdom on personal finance available to you anytime you want to listen to it. I cycle through these three CDs in my car and listen to them repeatedly. CDs one and two are outstanding and will definitely get you angry about debt (that's what Dave is famous for), but the real magic probably exists on the third CD, the one about budgeting (aka "cash flow planning"). This CD really changed things for me because it made me understand that money is a fluid, active thing which must be managed. Once I understood that EVERY dollar of every paycheck had to be named (even if it was just to designate that you were going to blow a portion of it), I started really feeling like I had total control of my money.
In conclusion, I would highly recommend purchasing this set of CDs. I wish I'd had them 15 years ago.
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Dumping Debt is an 84 minute DVD provides techniques on "Dumping Debt". In this series you will learn the power of the "Debt Snowball".
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The Decline of American Steel: How Management, Labor, and Government Went Wrong
Paul A. Tiffany
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Once the great symbol of American industrial strength, the steel industry by 1960 had begun its fall to a position of confusion and weakness, while its leading off-short competitors--primarily Germany and Japan--were surging into the world market. Most accounts of this shocking fall have focused on the short-sightedness of steel executives. But in The Decline of American Steel, Paul Tiffany offers a much broader perspective on the post-World War II steel industry, identifying the long-standing antagonism among steelmakers, government, and labor as the root of this industry's decline. Focusing in particular on the crucial interval from 1945 to 1960, Tiffany finds that a combination of public policy failure, excessive labor demands, and management shortcomings accounted for the industry's subsequent problems. Immediately after the war, the Truman administration, worried about what it believed would be pent up demand for steel, pressured the steel producers to expand capacity by building new mills. The industry was skeptical about increased demand and only reluctantly took the less expensive "rounding out" approach (adding on to existing mills), instead of the more costly and time-consuming "greenfield" approach (building mills from scratch). As a result, the industry was saddled with obsolete mills and could not compete effectively with Germany or Japan. The leaders of the United Steel Workers union were equally short-sighted, says Tiffany, particularly during the disasterous strike of 1959, which permanently opened the doors to foreign steel. Neither steel managers, nor union leaders, nor several Administrations escape blame in this study. If they had worked together, Tiffany argues, the industry might have maintained its dominant position in the world market. Instead, they provide a valuable lesson for executives, union leaders, and politicians involved in any aspect of the national economy.
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